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Marcy Dinius discusses her book, The Textual Effects of David Walker's "Appeal": Print-Based Activism Against Slavery, Racism, and Discrimination, 1829-1851. David Walker's "Appeal to the Coloured Citizens of the World (1829-1830)" was one of the first antislavery texts published that openly called for slave self-defense and resistance. Professor Dinius explores how Walker used research and typography to introduce varied levels of readership and understanding to…